PART 1 – SP PASSENGER TRAINS |
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New markets for the Coast Daylight 1953-1960
The schedule of the San Joaquin Daylight between Oakland, on
the east side of San Francisco Bay, and Los Angeles was hours
longer than the Coast Daylight. In January 1953, a through
Oakland-Los Angeles car was added to the Coast Daylight.
Operating eastbound on train #250 from Oakland, the car was
switched into the Coast Daylight at San Jose. Westbound train
#255 performed the same operation in the other direction.
Another untapped market was between Los Angeles and the
developing suburbs around San Francisco. Adding stops would
have increased the Daylight’s running time, so beginning in
20. Running with an off-peak consist, the Daylight has a pair of
General Motors E7 diesels today.
